Are You Finally Catching on to Phony Diseases?
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From: rpautrey2 on 7 Aug 2008 13:51 Are You Finally Catching on to Phony Diseases? According to a set of essays published in the Public Library of Science Medicine, drug companies are systematically inventing non- existent diseases, or exaggerating minor ones, in order to sell more of their products. The practice turns healthy people into patients, and places many of them at risk of medically induced harm. Minor, normal problems, such as the symptoms of menopause, have been "medicalized" into treatable illnesses, and risk factors like high cholesterol are being treated as diseases in their own right. Conditions including female sexual dysfunction, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and "restless legs syndrome" have all been exaggerated and promoted by companies hoping to sell drugs. Even ordinary shyness is often defined by drug companies as a social anxiety disorder to be treated with antidepressants. Richard Ley, of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, pointed out that some countries, including Britain, have legal safeguards against drug industry "disease mongering." Most of the criticisms, he argued, apply primarily to countries like the United States, where drugs can be advertised directly to patients. Sources: Public Library of Science Medicine April 11, 2006; 3(4) Times Online April 11, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Mercola's Comments: In case you haven't already figured it out by now, a major strategy that drug companies use to convince you to give them a long-term annuity of your hard-earned cash, is to create a disease that they just happen to have the "perfect" one-pill solution for. Of course, their pill does not eliminate the problem but conveniently relieves the symptoms as long as you continue to pay them. Their pill solution will provide you with the relief from the condition you never even realized you had prior to their marketing blitz. It is also true that most leading drug companies now spend more on marketing than on research and development. To learn more about this you can read Dr. Marcia Angell, a former editor of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. She spilled the beans on the drug companies in the best book I have ever read on this topic, "The Truth about Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It." With this understanding you can have a deeper appreciation of the slate of articles from the open-access Public Library of Science article above that are devoted to disease mongering, which serves the interests of the multi-national drug corporations. The is an excellent article that articulately expands on the issue. The practice of this low art, described in these pieces, has served drug companies well, keeping their coffers flush with cash while healthy people waste their hard-earned dollars on becoming patients who are prescribed useless and often toxic drugs that can harm them. One of the most classic examples of a successful "new" disorder is high cholesterol. The drug companies bought the "expert panelists" who set the national guidelines that further the unnecessary use of statin drugs. In fact, cholesterol is a symptom, rather than a cause, of illness, and using drugs to control a symptom is a sure-fire solution to worsen the problem and add unnecessary side effects in addition. Always remember that the drug companies are trying to sell you something. They're not really concerned whether you're sick, well, get healthy, or stay ill; they just want to get you to buy their products so they can increase profits to their shareholders. That is the mandate of nearly every corporation, and I haven't seen a drug company that has gone off this path. And they will do whatever it takes to do that, including selling you cures for diseases that don't exist. Related Articles: Disease Mongering Why is More Tamiflu Being Produced For a Nonexistent Pandemic? How the Media Deceives You About Health Issues © Copyright 2008 Dr. Joseph Mercola. All Rights Reserved. This content may be copied in full, with copyright, contact, creation and information intact, without specific permission, when used only in a not-for-profit format. If possible, I would also appreciate an endorsement and encouragement to subscribe to the newsletter. If any other use is desired, permission in writing from Dr. Mercola is required. Manufactured from 100% recycled electrons. Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are based upon the opinions of Dr. Mercola, unless otherwise noted. 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From: news.chi.sbcglobal.net on 7 Aug 2008 22:42
I have caught on long ago, and the medications cause death to more people that can be counted. A short stay at a nursing home is a sentence for death, from a manmade illness (Crohns disease and Ulcerative Colitis) and the doctor from the nursing home is not even aware of what the problem is, he assumes everything is a continuation of the illness or many times nonillness, for which they were admitted. That is my every day distress because I see the effects. Workers included many times. But they finally wised up. This is a small nursing home with the front desk available to all to sit and pass time watching the nurses. They finally took the chairs away from any advantage of watching the desk. Wonder why? I am their biggest complainer and as a visitor, they are furious with me. To no avail. I cannot shake them into banning the anti-depressants which are causing all the destructive measures. There is not a nursing home that does not use anti-depressants. The problem remains, what can be done about it, as I see the people cry or are being health damaged Best thing is to remove the person, but to where. They like the atmosphere, being with people, what they do not know is it can be costing their life. Gail Michael Who is Dr. Joseph Mercola, and where can he be reached. Thank You � Copyright 2008 Dr. Joseph Mercola. All Rights Reserved. |